In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old school boy shot dead his classmate with a country-made pistol outside their school in Meerut city. The two reportedly had a tiff with each other three months ago. The Class 9 student, who was of the same age as the accused, died on the […]
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UP recovers six acres land of its irrigation dept in Delhi from mafias
Maintaining its ‘zero-tolerance policy’ against crimes and criminals, the Uttar Pradesh government freed six acres land of its irrigation department in Madanpur Khadar village of Sarita Vihar in the national capital from the illegal possession of land mafia on Wednesday. A drive was launched to remove the long-term encroachment at Madanpur after […]
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UP: Murder convict out on parole forged documents to declare himself
A murder convict, who forged documents to declare himself as dead after getting out from jail on parole in 2004, has been arrested. Bulandshahr Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Santosh Kumar Singh said the accused Aniraj Singh came out on parole in 2004 and since then he was living at a different place […]
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UP: 2-ft-tall man, unable to find bride for 5 yrs, seeks police help
Azeem Mansuri wants a bride. But every time a family comes visiting with a “rishta” (proposal for marriage), Azeem, 26, tells himself he must not get his hopes up. He’s just over 2 feet tall. And though he runs a cosmetics store and earns enough, they see him and then […]
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 27 electrical substations
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday inaugurated 27 sub-stations developed at a cost of Rs 1,920 by Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (UPPTCL) through video conferencing. Congratulating the UP Energy Department at the inauguration event, Adityanath said that it had succeeded in strengthening the trust of the common man by promoting a better work […]
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2 criminals shot dead in encounter with UP STF in Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has shot dead two criminals in an encounter here in Arail. They were involved in the 2013 murder case of the then deputy jailer Anil Kumar Tyagi, at the behest of gangsters Munna Bajrangi and Mukhtar Ansari, police said. The two criminals who have been shot dead in […]
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Molestation accused kill girl’s father in UP’s Hathras, two held
Amrish Sharma, a resident of Hathras, was shot dead by another man against whom he had filed a case in July 2018 for allegedly molesting his daughter, at a village in Sasni police station area on Monday, Uttar Pradesh police said. According to the police, an FIR has been registered against four accused, two of […]
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UP govt to present first paperless Budget in Assembly today
Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh will present the first paperless Budget 2021 in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Uttar Pradesh will be the first state in the country to table a paperless budget. Thie year’s budget is the fifth budget of the Adityanath government in the state. State Finance Minister […]
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Police rescue kidnapped minor girl from UP’s Meerut
Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday rescued a 4-year-old minor girl, who was allegedly kidnapped by unidentified people, from the forest area of Meerut’s Kithore. “A complaint was registered at Simbhaoli police station that a minor girl had gone missing. We found the girl in the forest area of Kithore,” said Neeraj Jadaun, […]
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Maharashtra minister urges UP govt to airlift Unnao victim to Mumbai
Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Thursday requested the Uttar Pradesh government to airlift the girl, who was found lying unconscious in Unnao and later hospitalised, to Mumbai for treatment. Condemning the Unnao incident, the minister alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has failed in providing protection to women in Uttar Pradesh. “I am disturbed […]
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Opposition parties walk out of UP Assembly during Governor’s address
The MLAs of opposition Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, and Congress staged a walkout from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during Governor Anandiben Patel’s address on the first day of the Budget Session on Thursday. The MLAs of the Samajwadi Party also shouted slogans against the ruling BJP inside the Assembly before walking […]
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Two girls found dead in field, third critical in UP’s Unnao
Two girls of the same family were found dead in their agriculture field in Unnao district on Wednesday evening, while one other is in critical condition, said Uttar Pradesh police. “The family members of the three girls took them to the common health clinic in the district in an unconscious state. Two […]
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UP girl breaks national record, walks into Tokyo Olympics
Ten years ago, this UP girl’s resolve for victory on tracks was for winning a bag that was at stake. On Saturday, it culminated into a national record and a ticket to Tokyo Olympics and for the World Athletics Championship in Oregon. Priyanka Goswami, 25, shattered the national record in the 20-km walk at […]
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Schools in UP reopen for students of Classes 6 to 8 today: 10 points
Almost a year after the schools were shut due to a nationwide lockdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh government has reopened schools for students of classes 6 to 8 from today. All school authorities have been urged to follow the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the […]
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Man involved in killing of constable in UP’s Kansganj neutralised in encounter
One of the accused in the killing of a constable in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj has been gunned down in a police encounter on Wednesday. However, the key accused in the case is still absconding, police said. According to police, the person killed in the encounter has been identified as Alkar, the brother of […]